Upgrading to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers
ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0
This document contains procedures for downloading independent ROM monitor (ROMmon) software
onto the Route Processor 2 (RP2) on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router. This document contains the
following sections:
•
ROMmon Overview, page 1
•
Compatibility Requirements, page 1
•
Upgrading ROMmon, page 2
ROMmon Overview
The ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0 image is provided to customers in cases where a ROMmon
upgrade is required, specifically for those Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers that contain the new RP2
Route Processor. A ROMmon upgrade using the ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0 image is only
necessary in cases where you have an RP2 processor, a system message indicates one of the ROMmon
on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers needs an upgrade, or a Cisco technical support representative
suggests upgrading ROMmon.
The ROMmon software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers containing the new RP2 processor is
asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg.
Compatibility Requirements
The asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg file can be used to upgrade RP2 as long as the privileged
EXEC or diagnostic mode prompt on the router can be accessed.
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Upgrading ROMmon
Upgrading ROMmon
This section covers the following topics:
•
Upgrading ROMmon Overview, page 2
•
Checking the Current ROMmon Version, page 2
•
Upgrading ROMmon for an RP2 Processor, page 3
Upgrading ROMmon Overview
If you are unsure if a ROMmon upgrade is required or if you have installed a new RP2 that requires an
upgrade, see the “Checking the Current ROMmon Version” section on page 2.
Checking the Current ROMmon Version
Enter the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command to check the version of ROMmon running
on any RP, ESP, or SIP in your Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router.
If the following output appears after the show rom-monitor slot or show platform command is entered,
the RP2 processor in the specified slot is already running ROMmon Release 12.2(33r)XNC0:
Router# show rom-monitor slot
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Router# show platform
Chassis type: ASR1006
Slot
--------1
1/1
1/2
1/3
2
R0
F0
F1
P0
P1
Type
------------------MCP-CC
SPA-1XTENGE-XFP
SPA-2XOC3-POS
SPA-2X1GE
ASR1000-SIP10
ASR1000-RP2
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1006-PWR-AC
ASR1006-PWR-AC
State
--------------------ok
ok
ok
ok
ok
ok, active
ok, active
ok, standby
ps, fail
ok
Slot
--------1
2
R0
F0
F1
CPLD Version
------------------07091401
07091401
08103002
07091401
07091401
Firmware Version
--------------------------------------12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(33r)XNC0
12.2(33r)XN2
12.2(33r)XN2
ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0
2
Insert time (ago)
----------------2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
Upgrading ROMmon
Upgrading ROMmon for an RP2 Processor
Use this procedure to upgrade ROMmon on an RP2 processor in a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router:
Step 1
(Optional) Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command for each RP2
processor in the router to see the current version of ROMmon currently on the hardware. See the
“Checking the Current ROMmon Version” section on page 2 for information about interpreting this
output.
Step 2
If the ROMmon image has not been copied onto the router, copy the
asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg file that was made available as part of this special release onto
the bootflash: or usb[0-1]: file system using the copy source-URL destination-URL command.
Step 3
Enter the dir file-system command to confirm the file was copied into the desired directory.
Step 4
Enter the upgrade rom-monitor filename URL slot command to begin the ROMmon image upgrade,
where URL is the path to the ROMmon file and slot specifies the hardware that will receive the ROMmon
upgrade.
Note
If there is more than one RP2 processor in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, you can use the upgrade
rom-monitor filename URL all command to upgrade all RP2 processors.
Caution
Do not remove hardware, turn off power, or interrupt the router in any way during the ROMmon upgrade.
Although the Cisco ASR 1006 Router should be able to recover from most interruptions during the
ROMmon upgrade, certain scenarios may cause unpredictable problems.
Step 5
Messages regarding the upgrade will appear on the console. Once these messages have stopped and the
router prompt is available, enter the hw-module slot slot reload command to reload the hardware that
was upgraded. The ROMmon upgrade is not complete for any piece of hardware until that piece of
hardware is reloaded.
Note
The hw-module slot slot reload command cannot be used to reload an active RP.
If you must reload an active RP to complete a ROMmon upgrade, reload the RP using one of the
following methods:
- Enter reload to reload the entire router.
- Force a switchover using the redundancy force-switchover command, and then enter the hw-module
slot slot reload command on the RP after it has become the standby RP.
Step 6
Enter the show platform command or the show rom-monitor slot command to confirm the ROMmon
has been upgraded.
Note
The versions of ROMmon in this example are provided for illustrative purposes only.
ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0
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Upgrading ROMmon
Example
Router# show platform
Chassis type: ASR1006
Slot
--------1
1/1
1/2
1/3
2
R0
F0
F1
P0
P1
Type
------------------MCP-CC
SPA-1XTENGE-XFP
SPA-2XOC3-POS
SPA-2X1GE
ASR1000-SIP10
ASR1000-RP2
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1006-PWR-AC
ASR1006-PWR-AC
State
--------------------ok
ok
ok
ok
ok
ok, active
ok, active
ok, standby
ps, fail
ok
Insert time (ago)
----------------00:05:29
00:04:27
00:04:23
00:04:18
00:05:29
00:05:29
00:05:29
00:05:29
00:04:58
00:04:58
Slot
--------1
2
R0
F0
F1
CPLD Version
------------------07091401
07091401
08103002
07091401
07091401
Firmware Version
--------------------------------------12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(20081212:082409) [dbeazley-MCP_...
12.2(33r)XN2
12.2(33r)XN2
Router# copy tftp bootflash:
Address or name of remote host [172.23.16.81]?
Source filename []? auto/tftp-boot/rommon/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg
Destination filename [asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg]?
Accessing tftp://172.23.16.81/auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg...
Loading /auto/tftp-boot/asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg from 172.23.16.81 (via
GigabitEthernet0): !!!
[OK - 559308 bytes]
559308 bytes copied in 1.142 secs (489762 bytes/sec)
Router# dir bootflash:
Directory of bootflash:/
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86401
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28801
43201
43204
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16384
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14:06:24
01:10:38
21:53:54
01:10:54
21:21:44
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00:39:44
21:12:02
00:48:46
+00:00 lost+found
+00:00 .ssh
+01:00 .rollback_timer
+01:00 .prst_sync
+01:00 .installer
+01:00 210subs
+01:00 211ioscontrolsubs
+01:00 asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg
+01:00 211subs
+01:00 target_support_output.tgz.tgz
928862208 bytes total (494886912 bytes free)
Router# upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon.rp2.122-33r.XNC0.pkg R0
Upgrade rom-monitor on Route-Processor 0
Target copying rom-monitor image file
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
Checking upgrade image...
ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0
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Upgrading ROMmon
1048576+0 records in
2048+0 records out
Upgrade image MD5 signature is a0786c348ac9444e62e9e1384877a909
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
Burning upgrade partition...
1048576+0 records in
1048576+0 records out
Checking upgrade partition...
1048576+0 records in
1048576+0 records out
Upgrade flash partition MD5 signature is a0786c348ac9444e62e9e1384877a909
ROMMON upgrade complete.
To make the new ROMMON permanent, you must restart the RP.
Router# hw-module slot 0 reload
Router#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Current image running: Boot ROM0
Last reset cause: LocalSoft
ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory
Rommon upgrade requested
Flash upgrade reset 1 in progress
.......
Initializing Hardware ...
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM1
Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade
***
Incorrect BIOS parameters
***
*** Correcting the BIOS parameters and rebooting ***
Initializing Hardware ...
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Current image running: Boot ROM0
Last reset cause: Watchdog/ICH
ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory
Rommon upgrade requested
Flash upgrade reset 2 in progress
.......
ROMmon Image Release 12.2(33r)XNC0
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Upgrading ROMmon
Initializing Hardware ...
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Current image running: *Upgrade in progress* Boot ROM1
Last reset cause: BootRomUpgrade
ASR1000-RP2 platform with 16777216 Kbytes of main memory
Router# show platform
Chassis type: ASR1006
Slot
--------1
1/1
1/2
1/3
2
R0
F0
F1
P0
P1
Type
------------------MCP-CC
SPA-1XTENGE-XFP
SPA-2XOC3-POS
SPA-2X1GE
ASR1000-SIP10
ASR1000-RP2
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1000-ESP20
ASR1006-PWR-AC
ASR1006-PWR-AC
State
--------------------ok
ok
ok
ok
ok
ok, active
ok, active
ok, standby
ps, fail
ok
Insert time (ago)
----------------2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
2d16h
Slot
--------1
2
R0
F0
F1
CPLD Version
------------------07091401
07091401
08103002
07091401
07091401
Firmware Version
--------------------------------------12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(33r)XN1
12.2(33r)XNC0
12.2(33r)XN2
12.2(33r)XN2
Router# show rom-monitor 0
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(33r)XNC0, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2008 by cisco Systems, Inc.
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